The Fayetteville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is an area consisting of three counties –

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, and Hoke – in eastern

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, anchored by the city of Fayetteville. It is served by

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, Interstate 295, U.S. and state highways, Fayetteville Regional Airport, Amtrak, Greyhound, Megabus and several railroad systems. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 336,609. As of the 2010 census the MSA had a population of 366,383. In 2011 the estimated population was 374,157. The 2019 estimated population is 526,719.

Counties and populations

Communities

*Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants ** Fayetteville (Principal city) *Places with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants **

Fort Bragg Fort Bragg is a military installation of the United States Army in North Carolina, and is one of the largest military installations in the world by population, with around 54,000 military personnel. The military reservation is located within Cum ...

– In the 2000 Census, Fort Bragg was a "census designated place." This means it was an unincorporated place that the Census Bureau recognized and designated as an identifiable community worthy of data tabulation. However, Fort Bragg was no longer designated as a "census designated place" in the 2010 Census, because the part of Fort Bragg in Cumberland County was annexed by Fayetteville and Spring Lake in 2008 (through an annexation adopted by the NC General Assembly). ** Hope Mills ** Spring Lake *Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants ** Dunn ** Eastover **

Raeford Raeford is a city in Hoke County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 4,611 at the 2010 census, and in 2018, the estimated population was 4,962. It is the county seat of Hoke County. History John McRae and A.A. Williford operated ...

** Rockfish **

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** Silver City *Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants ** Ashley Heights ** Bowmore ** Dundarrach **

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(partial) ** Five Points ** Godwin ** Linden ** Stedman ** Wade

Transportation

** Interstate 295 **

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Fayetteville Regional Airport Fayetteville Regional Airport , also known as Grannis Field, is a public use airport in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the city of Fayetteville and located three nautical miles (6 km) south of its cen ...

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** Greyhound **

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Several railroad systems {{Short pages monitor